French farmers take to the streets of Clermont Ferrand to protest ‘fertiliser tax’ March 26, 2021 Environment As many as 2,000 French farmers have taken to the streets of Clermont Ferrand in protest over new legislation to tax the use…
Video: Passenger jet makes emergency landing in maize field August 16, 2019 Rural Life A passenger jet has made an emergency landing in a field of maize in Russia after getting into difficulty shortly after liftoff. According…
Meet one of Austria’s beauty queens using tradition to promote farming October 7, 2018 Rural Life Beauty queens, wellies and dairy cows – not three words you’d expect in one sentence, but get out of Vienna and into the…
How a farmer ended up with a shop in Vienna’s luxury shopping district October 6, 2018 Agri-Business People told Georg Blochberger his idea to turn summer milk from his 50 cows into ice cream would never work. Italian Gelato dominated…
Horsemeat detected in two beef products in the US August 24, 2015 Beef Horsemeat has been detected in two samples of ground meat in the US by researchers at Chapman University. The research, which was published…
Video: Stunning footage of a US wheat harvest you need to see August 16, 2015 Arable Harvesting is in full swing at the moment, including in the US where the LaRosh family is harvesting wheat. The footage was filmed in…
Video: Watch one Kiwi farmer fly to work on his farm July 29, 2015 Rural Life New Zealand farmer Harry Meijer has a unique way of going to work; he uses a zipline to go from his house to…
Pics of French farmers protesting with gusto July 28, 2015 EU Over the past week French farmers have blockaded roads, set pyres of tyres on fire and set pigs lose in supermarkets in protest…
‘Global beef production needs to rise by 43% to feed growing population’ February 25, 2015 World News Global beef production must rise by 43% to meet the growing demand from consumers, according to Elanco, the animal health company. It says…
2014 set to be record year for world cereal production December 12, 2014 World News World cereal production will be at record levels this year, according to the latest indications, with production to reach an all-time record of…
Calls for a move away from intensive farming model September 30, 2014 Agri-Business Policy makers should support a broad array of approaches to overhauling global food systems making them healthier and more sustainable FAO Director-General José…
Talks set to create global fertiliser giant worth $27 billion September 24, 2014 Agri-Business Reports in the business world are hinting at the creation of a global fertiliser giant with the potential merger of major players in…
Global food prices falling but meat prices continue to rise September 15, 2014 Agri-Business While the latest food price index from the UN Food & Agriculture Organisation for August fell for the fifth consecutive month however, meat…
All you need to know about the global harvest August 25, 2014 Arable The latest global crop update from the HGCA provides an overview of both plantings and harvest around the world.
